Machine for manufacturing paper cups



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UNITED- STATES PAUL n. sIMMoNs,

\ PRODUCTS COMPANY,

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OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNOB TO PABAMOUNT PAPEP,

OFVINDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, A COBPOEAJ'.'10N.`

(MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING PAPER CUPS.

Application mea member 121924. serial no. 755,469.

. The object of this machine is the manufacture of a novel form or construction of paper cups and the rapid manufacture therey of so as to reduce their cost. The cup referredto is substantially'the same as that shown in my former application for la paper cup'and. process of-making the same, Serial No. 694,787, filed February 23, 1924:.A

v One feature of the invention is means to bend a sheet of paper around a core cylindrically so that the side edges will ovrlap rgin of the core, and means for folding in that extending margin and gluingl it together when folded in order to form the bottom ofthe cup, and prefi erably to do the foregoing simultaneously.

Another feature is to form a bead on the upper end of the cup, and also vto do that simultaneously with the construction of .the other `parts of the cup. Said ^features of the machine include the idea of forminfr the bottomoof the cup out of the materia Iintegral with the body of .the cup, cup is made from a single paper blank. Another feature of the invention consists in forming the cup around a conical core including formino the body of the cup and top thereof, .andato do this preferably simultaneously, and in addition to the foregoing, to provide means the cup from the core, and-,along with said ejecting means is the means for mounting the core so it will be angularly moved from the cup forming position to thecup ejecting position.

Another feature of the invention consists in forming4 a paper cup around a core by feeding a. cup blank under Ythe core, and providing hinged mold members under the paper blank over which the pap'er blank passes for folding it aroundthe core. Y

Still another feature of ltlheinvention consists in providingmeans for' forming two cups at the same time, and to that end, there is means for cutting out of a sheet of paper a plurality of cup blanks, the successive cup blanks being arranged opposite to each other so that the wide portion of one blank will follow the narrower portion of 'another blank,l whereby a large portionv of paper stock is saved.

Another feature of the invention consists.

in providing glue rolls adaptedV to apply glue only to one side edge ofthe blank and so that the entire for automatically ejecting f gins of the sheet of paper bein to the mar in thereof intended to form the bottom of t e cup.

Another feature `of the invention consists in a -movable bridge located over the glue rolls for conveying the blank from the glue applying position to the cup forming means.

A1n connection with the foregoing is the armovable ybridge with finrangement of the surface of the blank and gers to enga e the said fingers eing 'gage the Ulued' part thereof and to hold the blank so uwill not engage any part of` the mechanism during its movement to the cup forming mechanism. Another feature of the invenso arranged as not to enthat the glued portion of the blank'l tion consists in providing a cam shaft with intermediate driving means for causing the parts to operate in proper 'sequence and to give to the creasing and trimmin rolls, the

'feed rolls and the glue rolls a su stantially uniform speed... 4

The yfull nature of the invention willbe understood from the accompanying drawings and 'the following descriptlo'n and claims;

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the machine in idle position, parts being broken away. Fig/2 is a similar view with the -parts in position when the cups are being formed. Fig. 3 is a view of the right hand side of the machine in perspective, parts being broken away. Fig. 4 is the elevatin of the left hand side of the machine.

Fig. 5 is anielevation of the rear end of the machine in idle position. Fig. 6 is -the samein position while the cups are being formed. Fig. 7 is a perspective -view of the mechanism vfor forming the bottom of the cup. Fig. 8 is an elevation of the ri ht hand end of what is shown in Fig. G.7. Fig. 9 is a perspective view ofthe core of the mold mechanism. Fig. 10 is elevation of what is shown in ig. 9 viewed from the right hand end.' Fig; 11 is a perspective view of the" creasing` and trimmin rolls. AFig.. 12 is a plan -view-of Ithe dies inat form for creasing and trimmingthe blank. Fig. 13 is a plan view of the Successive series of blanks cut from one sheet'of paper, the lateral mar- `indicated Fig. 14 .is an e evation, of 15 is a vertical section by dotted lines.K the gluerolls.' Fi through "a part of t devoted tothe formation of `the cup, when the cup blank has nist passed under the cup nsv e portion of the machine d forming core,vparts being broken away and parts beingin section. 'Figl 16 is a similar View. of one of the parts in Fig. 15, showing the altered position when the paper blank has been folded around the core. Fig. 17 is a side Viewy of the finished cup. Fig. 1,8

v22 is a side elevation of the cam shaft with parts broken away. Fig. 23 is a view in substantially vert/ical section through a part of the machine for showing the means for operating the mechanism for forming the bottom of the cup, parts being broken away.l

The machine has a general'frame construc-v tion including the bed 10 which is substantiallyv horizontal and upon which the two side frames 11 and 12 are erected in and between which the parts ofthe mechanismare mounted. Near the rear end of the machine there is mounted on t-he bed plate uprigh'ts or stands 13 on the upper end of which there is secured the cross beam 14, as seen in Figs. 5 and 6.

C'up blank forming meohansmr-Thecup forming mechanism is mounted in the right hand portion of the machine, as seen in Fig. or left hand portionas seen in Fig. 4, and the parts shown in Figs. 5 and 6 which is the rear end of the machine. The forward portion of the machine consists of means for feeding, creasing, trimming and gluin the paper blanks which are fed to the cup orming end of the machine for making the cups.

A sheet of paper, not shown, is fed in the i machine at the right hand end in Figs. 1

and 2, which is herein termed the front end ot' the machine. The sheet of paper passes between the creasing rolls 16 and 17. The upper creasing roll 16 is shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and a pair of creasing rolls appear in Fig. 11. These are cylindrical rolls and the lower roll 17 has on its periphery a curved cutting die. plate 22 formed as shown lin Fig. 12 with two obliquely transverse cutters 21 for cutting the sheet to form the blanks 20 shown in Fig. 13 to form two cups. These knives 21 are oppositely inclined so that each section of the blank for each cup will be wider at the top than at the bottom and the narrow ends of the two sections of the blank will be diagonally opposite each other, as shown, and the same is true of the wider ends. Likewise on said die plate 22 there are two pairs o f transversely extending knives 23, and 24 to trim the top and bottom edges of the sheet of paper. The knife vyet the sections yare-still end, as seenin Figs. 12 and 13. There is` also on said die plate 22 two creasing plates 25located adjacent the knife for trimming the ,lower ends of the cup sections. The creasing plates are for forming substantially parallel creases 26 for forming the bottom of the cup. Said two creasing dies 25 are located on opposite sides of roll 17 and at opposite ends and they cooperate with ereasing dies 27 on the upper roll 16 and are cor respondingly located.

creasing dies is male and the. other female.

The transverse cutting knives 21 do not One set of these.

entirely sever the sheet but leave two small connections 28 in each line of severance for the purpose ofholding the cup sections together in sheet form while passing through the machine, but which enables them to be .separated easily when they reach the cup forming stage in the operation of the machine. v a

From the foregoing it is seen that the roll of paper which is fed into the machine is formed into individual cup sections with the margins and creases therein all finished, held together by fragile connectionsl whereby the sheet may still be fed on further. The cup sections of the blank are reversely arranged when they are cut, 'as shown in Fig. 13, that'isthe tops and bottoms of the cup This is for the purpose of enabling the maximum ,number of sections to be cut from one sheet of paper and also to minimize the waste as the width of the cup sections is nearly as great as the widthof the roll of paper. From the cutting and creasing rolls 16 and 17 the connected series of blanks 20 pass between a pair of feed rolls 30, only `the upper one of each .pair being shown in Figs. 1 and 2, but the spindles are shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

Blank gluing meevm'sm.-Then the strip of connected blanks passes to the gluing mechanism which applies glue to the under side of each blank 20, as shown in Fig. 13, lalong one lateral edge at 29 and the bottom edge, that is the scored portion that is to subsequently form the bottom of the cup. The connected series ,of blanks 20 pass between the pressure roll 32 and the glue roll 33 underI it which has on its periphery two glue pads 34 each formed in the same way as the strips of glue 29, shown in Fig.

13. These glue pads are on opposite sides sections alternate.

face of which is supplied withglue from a' glue roll 36 under it which picks up glue from the glue pot 37, as seen in Fie'. 14.

The sheet or series of cup blanis is fed from the glue roll 33 to the cup forming mechanism over a bridge which spans the glue covered roll 35 and keeps'the series of blanks from coming in Contact with said glue covered roll. The detailed construction of this bridge appears inFigs. 20 and 21. It consists of a bridge frame composed of: the transverse plate 40, the lateral plates.41 and the bearing plate together. The plate 40 is secured to the plates 150 on the side frames 11 and 12. A pair of parallel sprocket chain conveyors 43 are? mounted on said bridge frame, as shown p l lthrough the machine is such as to feed two in Fig.' 21, and each of said chains is carried at one end byv a sprocket wheel 44 on 'a shaft 45 in the bearing plate 42 and theother end on a sprocket 46 on the shaft 47 that -has bearings at 48 in the plate 40. The shaft 47 is driven bythe gearing hereafter explained so vthat the chain conveyors 43 will move in the direction of the arrow, shown in Figs. 20 andV 21. The chains have .blank engaging liigs 49 on which the blanks 20 are carried and fed through the.. machine,

i -as shown in Fig. 20.

Oup forming. mchanism.-The cup 50 to be manufactured is shown in Fig. 17. Its 'form is that of a frustruinof a cone with a larger end upward and having formed on it a bead 51. There is a glued seam at 52 lwhere the tw'o overlapping lateral edges of the blank are glued together. The bottom 53 of the cupis integral with the body thereof and is formed from the creased extension of the body of the cup shown in Fig. 18.

, Itis observed that the upper and: lower edges of each cup blank 20 are curved concentrically and thatthe creases 26 are triangular with the lower edge of the blank forming the base of each triangle. The problem yin making the cup from the Vblank is toI roll the blank in cylindrical shape so as to overlap the. lateral edges which will be held together by the glue already placed on the'blank, and second, to turn the top of the blank over jo form the bead 5l., and third, to fold the crease at lower portion of the blank and turn the same in and glue the. same together for forming the bottom 53 of the cup. f

The left hand part of the machine, as

I' shown in Fig. 1, has a horizontal plate 6() the shape of a extending longitudinally of the machine un-l der the cores or `loriiiers 61 and over the hinged mold sections 62 and 63, as shown in Fig. 15. The table 60 has recesses 64 or openings through it for receiving the mold sections 62 and 63 when they are opened and'folded down, as shown in Figs.` 1 and' 61 are formed in f 15. vThe cores or ormers trustruin of a cone, or the core,

42 all rigidly secured 4there are two cores see Figs. 9 and 10. The width of the blank 420 Ais greater than the length of the core,

to -tlie extent ot' the creased4 bottom extension thereof. ,lntlie machine herein shown 6l and associated hinged iiiol'd sections` 62 land 63 so that two cups may be formed urpose the feed ot' the strip of blanks 2() blanks at a. time under the cores, one for each core. The driving and feeding mechanism will hereafter be explained.

lVhen the simultaneously and for that` machine is in the idle position,

shown in 1, and the blanks are fed in under the cores, the cores are in tlieir discharging or oblique position, as shown in Fig. 1. After the blank is in place', the cores are oscillated or turned from their oblique position, shown in Fig. 1, to their transverse position, shown in Fig. 2, and vthe hinged mold sections 62 and 63 are brought upinto the position to surround the core, as seen in Fig. 2. As this action takes place, the mold sections wrap the blank 20 around the core and hold it there tightly with sion at the lower end extending beyond the core and mold as above stated and the wider creased extenor upper. end projecting sufficiently beyond Y the core and mold enclose the blank on the core, the lateral t6 enable a bead 51 to be formed. `When the mold sections 62 and 63l edges of the blank overlap each other to the ,71 which oscillates in bearings 72 and 73,

see' Fig. 5. The bearing 72 is onf the curved arm 74 that extends up from the frame plate 75, see Fig. 5. As seen in said figiire, the rameplate 75 is rovided with two sections, one ateach side of the machine and spaced apart and are connected byv a U- shaped portion 76. ,The lower bearing 73 is mounted on the same arm 74. The shaft 71 is oscillated by means hereafter explained so as to move the core to the discharging position. shown in Fig. 1. and the cup forniing position, shown in Fig. 2.

' The cone also has at its inner end a bead forming collar 77 that has an annular groove .78 in it. as shown in Fig. 19 for forming the bead 51 on' the cup. The collar the adjacent lateral 5 lar 77 is moved to the i'ight by means hereafter explained kas it is being rotated so as to form the edge of the cup blank 20 which. projects it into the groove 78 of the collar. Th"s operation takes place `while the core is in the position shown in. Fig. 2 and the cup is being formed.

The mold sections 62 and 63 are hinged by hinges 85, see Fig. 6, to a plate 86 that is se-l cured on theplate4 75 and they are opened connected with the ears 87 on the bottom sides of the sections, as seen in Fig. 6. v

The cup bottom forming mechanism will now be described. The creased end of the cup blank after it surrounds the core 61 and while the lateral edges are united Vis folded in against the bot-tom of the core by the die 55 on the end of the plunger 56 reciprocal in the stationary sleeve 57. The die plunger reciprocates 1n the finger sleeve 57 and is moved towards the cup forming core -by the arm 88, shown in Fig. 5, and in such movev ment carries with it the rack sleeve 89 which has a series of racks 90 extending longitudinally thereof and angularly spaced from each other.\ The'finger sleeve 57 has' radial ears 91 in which crank shafts 92 are rotatably mounted Which carry' cranks 93 pivotally connected with the bent folding fingers 94 which extend therefrom towards the core 61 and their forward ends operate through guides 95, as seen in Fig. 5. The crank shaft 92 is rot-ated by a gear 96 thereon which meshes with a gear 97 carried by the ear 91 and which engages one of ,the racks 90. Therefore, a movement of the die plunger 56 and rack sleeve 89 will cause a revolution of the crank shafts 92 for moving the fingers 94. The series of cranks 93 are so set angularly and with reference to each other that the fingers will be moved forward in succession and return also in succession. The fingers are bent inward so that each of them will iengage one of the folds in the-creased extension of the cup blank that is to form the bottom of the cup. Therefore, when said fingers move towards the core, one at a time, in rapid succession, they will fold the bottom extension end and do so before the die 55 comes in contact'with said folded in bottom.v Then the further movement of the die Iplunger 56 will force thedie against the bottom of the cup and since the folds thereof already have glue on them, they will be folded together and the bottom strongly andcorl rectly formed. While the die is near the bottom of the cup' or end of the core and is approaching the same, the fingers 94 will be returning to the backward position `and then the arm 88 will return to the position and closed by means hereafter explained been formed as explained above, that 1s the v shown in' Fig. 5, and in doing so the s rings 98 will return the rack sleeve 89. -T e die 55 itself is provided with radial grooves 99 dividing it into sectors corresponding with the folds of the bottom of the cup so that it will exert an, even pressure on all parts of the` paperv constituting the cu and thus form the` same better than if t e die were smooth. In order to operate in this fashion, the relation of the die to the core is fixed and also the blank feeding means geared to operate so as' to maintain an accurate registry between the die and the bottom of the cup on the former.

@up ejectz'ng meansreAfter the/cup has lateral margins thereof united, the top being formedjand th`e bottom folded in and se cured in place, all preferably simultaneously, the mold members 62 and 63 are released and opened and turned downwardly in openings in the plate 60 and then the cores are moved into their oblique posit-ions, as shown in Fig. 1, by means hereafter explained,

and the cup thereon is pushed outwardly and discharged by means of the finger rod 4100 which is shown in Fig. 5. This rod is in its position after ejection of the cup. The

retracted position is shown in Fig. 2 and in f such position it is where, upon operation, it will engage the beadl which is formed upon the upper end of the cup and when the discharged finger is moved forward, as shown in Fig. 1, it will push the cup off the core and discharge the same. This finger 100 is 100 secured toa post 101, which isl provided at its lower end with a compound crank 102 thfioug'h the outer portion of which a horizontal rod v103 extends loosely and hasa spring 104 on eachside of the crank. W'hen said last mentioned rod is moved longitudinally by means hereafter explained, it rocks the post 101 and the finger is guided between its ends by a stationary arm 105 so-that such 'oscillatory movement of thepost will move the finger from the position shownin Fig. 6 to the position shown in Fig. 1 and effect the. dischargeof the cup. A reverse movement of the rod 103 will return the finger from the position shown in Fig. 1 toy thatv shown in Fig. 6.

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The construction of the cup discharging s,

mechanism just described is the same for each cup forming mechanism and, therefore, the two` discharging mechanisms are on opposite sides of the machine and reversely positioned as appears in Figs. 1 and 2.

The driving mechanism- Referring to 'Figsfl and 2 there appears a motor pulley operated by a motor, not' shown, which drives the belt 111 .upon pulley 112 on shaft 113; see also Fig. 4. The shaft 113 has bearings in the. stand orfupright bearing arm 117, see Fig. 4, and in the bearing stand or arm` 118, see Fig. 1. The shaft 113 carriesv ing stand 124, see

bearing at theother end of said shaft, see

same surface speed and 17 and also -distantfrom each 'ation the gear 129 is in the bearing arms 117 and 118, as seen inA Fig. 2,'and has 114 which meshes with beneath it which is rotated on and drives a longitudinally extending cam shaft 115 which operates in a bearing 123 on the bear- Fig. 4, and in a similar midway its length a worm Fig. 22.

The shaft 122 drives the gearing that operates the rolls, see Figs. 1, 2 and 4. The shaft 122 has on it a crank v125 pivoted to a connecting rod 126 that in-turn is pivoted to another 'i crank 127 loosely mounted I`onf` the4 shaft 128 extending transversely of the machine and intermittently drives the gear 129 l by pawl and ratchet mechanism. The pawl 130 is mounted the rolls 16 and 17 at the same speed. The.

has four notches in it equiother so that at ea'ch opergiven one-fourth of a revolution and that rotates the creasing and cutting rolls 16 and 17 one revolutiomwhich is suflicient to crease and cut the sheet o ratchet plate 132 P3P posed with lrelation to each other as we have heretofore seen and as shown in Fig. 13.

The feed rolls 3Q have gears 136 thereon which are driven by the idler gear 137 which in turn is driven by the gear 134. The gearing for driving these lfeed rolls is such as to make them rotate with substantially the as the rolls 16 and 17. The rolls for applying glue .to the paper blanks are driven by the following means: The ressure roll 32 is driven by a -gear 140, ig.- 4, that is in meshwith and driven by a gear 141 on the glue roll 33,. The gears 140 and 141 are in the same proportion as to size as the respective rolls upon which they are mounted, so that the ysurface speed o the rolls 32 and 33 is substantially the same. The roll 33 is driven by a gear 142, secured thereon as shown in Fig. 4, and which meshes with thelarge gear 129 and is driven thereby periodically and 'at the same times and substantially the same speed as the rolls 16 the feed rolls 30. Also the gear 141 on the glue roll 33 drives theother rolls 35 and 36 composing the series 4of glue rolls'v and at the same speed 'through the a gear, not shown,

y on the crank 127 and is spring held by the spring 131 and is adapt. secured to4 er to make two blanks 20 oppositely dis.

Fig. 5. t There are four of the cams means of the gears .143 and 144 on thesaid i rolls 35 and 36, respectively.

The bridge over which the cup blanks are moved from the gluing mechanism to the cup,4 forming mechanism, which is illustrated in Figs. 1, 20 and 21, is also driven by the gearing which drives the glue rolls, through a gear 145 on a shaft 146 mounted transversely in the frame, as shown in 4. The gear 145 is driven by the gear 143 of the glue `roll 35 and since said gears are of the same size, they operate at the same speed. The gea'r145 drives an idler 148 which drives a gear 147 on the small shaft 47 lmounted transversely in the frame of the machine, as shown in Fig. 1. The sprocket,wheels `46 of the bridge are secured on said shaft 47 'feed the-paper blanks through the machine.

As seen in Fig.- 3, the shaft 122 carries a bevelgear 155 which meshes with another bevel gear 156 on a shaft 157 mounted in ay bearing member 158.

mechanism which feeds the paper `from a roll into this'machine, and the purpose of which is toregulate the feedingv of the sheet from the roll, but said mechanism is herein omitted.

The means foroperating the cup mold members 62 and 63 is shown in Figs. 15 and v 16. Each of said members has an ear 87 thereon to which a link bar 161 is pivoted which in turny is pivoted to another link bar f 162, and said bar 162. is pivoted fixedly at 163 on a stationary bracket 164. Another link bar 165 is pivoted to the link bar 162 between its ends and plate 166 which is guided by the guides 167 and carries on its lower end a bearing lroller 168 that rides on a-camy 169 of the cam shaft 115 The means for operating the two molds 62 and 63 are similar, throughthe action of the cam 169 saidmold4 members will be pushed upward to enclose the core 61, and they are returned `to their downward. position by the springs 170, see 169, t'wo for each pair of cup forming mold members 62 and 63, as seen in Fig. 22.

The"cores 61 'are oscillated by the loscilf latory movel'nent'of the trunnion 71 on which each of them is secured., The trunnionm 71 for each of the cores h fs secured on its lower end a crank arm 172, as seen at the left-hand end of Fig. 5, which at its outer 'end is pivoted to a connecting rod 173, see both left and right handhsidesl of Fig. 5, which, in turn, is ivoted to 'theouter end ofa link arm 174 whlch is secured toa short stub shaft This shaft extendsA forward beyond the present machine to the arsl also to a vertical roller l l as shown," so that 175 in a bearingl 176, and the shaft17 5 has .on its lower end a short crank arm U7 that is pivotally connected with a connecting link 178 horizontally disposed and which at its inner end carries a roller 179 that engages a cam 180 and is held up in place by a connecting bar 181 pivoted at its lower end at 182 to a stationary .part of the frame. The constructions of both sides of the machine for operating the respective cores 61 are substantially the same, although the lower part of'said mechanism the machine extends rearwardly of the inachine relatively, while the corresponding part of the right-hand end of the machine extends forwardly, as shown. Each revolution of the cam shaft 115 causes the rod 71 and intervening mechanism to oscillate to a substantial degree to move each core 61 from .the position shown in Fig. 2 to that shown in Fig. 1, and the reverse. The electing movement is effected by a tenslon spring 183,.seen in Fig. 5, one end of which 1s fastened to the connecting bar 181 and the other end to the pin in the bed of thelmachine, and the return movement is effected by the cam 180. i

The bead forming collar associated with each core 61 is rotated by the pulley 80 associated therewith and a belt or cord 186 extending therefrom over a pulley 187 secured -on a shaft 188 mounted in a bearing 189 secured on the top .frame bar 14, see Figs. 5 and 6. The shafts 188 are driven by a pul- -ley 190 and belt 191 extending down to a pulley- 192 on an electric motor 193. The lengths of4 the belts 186 are such that their operation is not interfered with by the oscillatory movement of' the cores 61 heretofore explained. The drivin mechanism for the ybead forming collar 7 operates constantly. One shaft 188 is driven by the other shaft 188 through the gearing 288 on their adjacent ends. f

The means for forming the bottom of each cup, there being one associated with and opposite the smaller end of each core 61. and as shown at the righthand sides of Figs/5 and 6 and in detail in Figs..7 and 8, is operated by the rocker arm i. 88, as heretofore explained. Said rocker arm is pivoted by a pivot 200 in a bracket 211 secured to the frame. Said shaft200 has secured on its rear a crank arm 201 like that shown in the left-hand side of Fig. 5. It is pivotally connected at 202 with a rod 203 which extends horizontally and at its inner end carries a roller 204 whichengages a cam 205 on the cam shaft`115. The roller is held up in position by a bar 206pivoted at its lower end at 207 to the frame of the machine, see Fig. 23. Said mechanism just described forces the die member 35 inward to form the bottom of the cup and it is returned by a spring 208 which, at its outer end, is connected to a bar 209 secured to thelower endof the crank arm 201, and'at its inner at the left-hand part ofA end the spring is secured to the frame at 210.

The means for moving the bead forming collar 77 to the right, as shown in Fig. 9, towards the core 61, inorder to bring it into engagement with the edge of the' paper blank, consists of a curved arm 215, shown Figs. 5 and 6. The upper end of'that arm enters a slot 216 in the hub 81 of the vpulley 80 that issecuredy tothe collar'77,

so that said arm 215 can shift said collar 77. The arm 215 is rocked on the arbor 185 by a crank arm 217 which is-oscillated by the connecting bars 218 which in turn is pivoted to a rocker arm 219. on an arbor 220 and is actuated by an arm 221 that carries a roller 222 on its lower end, which roller 222 engages a cam 223 on the cam shaft 115. Said parts are returned by a spring 224.

While the mold members 62 and 63v are be-i ing elevated tol force the paper cup blank around the core 61, the paper blank is engaged and held from displacement by two fingers 225, seen in Fig. 6. They frictionally engage the paper during said part of the process and afterwards in disengaging posi# tion, they are as shown in Fig. 5. These fingers are vertically reciprocable in the plate 86 by the cams 226 on 'the cam shaft 115. These cams actuate a bar 227 connected with the lower end of the lingers 225 andhave rollers 228 on the lower end thereof which ride on the cams 226.' The vertical against/the bar 227so that ity holds the roller 228 on the cam 226.

Means for operating the ejector 100 .has i been heretofore partially explained. The

post 101 is oscillatably mounted in the outer l end ofan arm 213, seen at the-left-hand end of Fig.- 1, which arm is secured to the' rigid member 74. The reciprocating 'rod 103,

which actuates the ejector' 100, is connectedy is' a part of the That is,v position part of the machine are predecontrolled by the cam:y on the to cause them to fold` the sheet ofpaper around the core. l The cams 205 operate the cup bottom forming means. The cam 223 at its inner end to the crank arm 172, which '31m i means for oscillating the core 61 so that said two parts operate toj l.

2 rt0 that shownyin Fig 1, the `1,15` l operates the mechanism" which forms the bead on the upper end of the cup. The,

' will not engage any of the glued portion of the blanks and thus prevent the glue on the blanks from coming in contact with any part of the machine or from being interfered with by any parts of the machine. The timing and sequence of movement of the other parts of the machine are controlled and regulated by the gearing heretofore described.

The invention claimed is:

1. Ay machine for forming paper cups including means for bending a paper blank cylindrically to form the body of the cup, means for folding in a marginal part of the paper blank to formthe bottom of the cup, means for forming a bead on the up 4Jer gether.

, body, the bottom,

tom edge and one of the end of the cup, and means for simultane usly operating the means for forming the and the bead on the upper end of the cup.

2. A machine for forming paper cups including means for applying glue to the botside edges of the paper blank, means for bending the blank cylindrically and causing the vlateral edges to overlap and adhere together to form the body of the cup, the-bottom of the cup under pressure so that the folds will ybe secured per1nanently-to- 3. A machine for forming paper cups including the construction set forth in claim l 2, and means for turning the upper edge of the cup to form a bead thereon.

4. A machine for forming paper cups including the mechanism set forth in claim 2 with the means for forming the body, bottom and bead forming means adapted to operate simultaneously,

5. A machine for forming paper cups including meansfor cuttinga paper blank'to form a cup, and Ineans forl creasing one marginal portion thereof to provide it with V- shape creases whereby it can he folded in with overlapping folds to form the bottom of the cup.

6. A machine for forming paper cups including means for cutting a paper-cup blank to form a cup having side edges adapted to overlap when the blank is bent cylindrically, means for creasingone marginal vportion thereof to provideitwithl V-shaped creases, whereby it can be folded in-with overlapping folds to form the bottom'of the cup,

and means for folding in and means for applying adhesive material to saidcreased portion and one side edge of the blank for securing the adjacent parts of the blank togetherl when the cup is formed.

7. A machine for forming paper cups including means for cutting a paper cup blank to form a cup, which blank has a convex upper edge to form the top of the cup, a

shorter concave opposite edge to form the bottom of the cup, and straight side edges connecting said top and bottom edges, means for creasing the bottom portion of the blank with V-shaped creases, whereby the same may be folded accurately in upon each other to form the bottom ofthe cup when the blank is in a cylindrical form, and i'neans for applying adhesive material to the bottom folds and one side edge thereof for securing the adjacent parts of the cup when the cup formed.

8. A machine for forming paper cupsl including a pair of rotary rolls engaging each other and between which a strip of cupforming paper may be fed, a male cutting die yon the surface of one of said rolls', a female cutting die on the surface of the other roll arranged to cooperate and cut t-he sheet of paper into individual cup-forming blanks with the cutting portion at one side of said dies loei-ngconvex4 and the cutting means at the opposite side of the die being shorter and concave and the cutting means at each iside of the die extending between the yends of the side curved portions of the die and` obliquely arranged with reference to each other, and a creasing die adjacent ico as to form V-shaped creases in the narrow end of the paper as the same is being cut into cup blanks. v

9. A- machinev for forming paper cups including a `pair of'rotary rolls engaging each other` and between which a strip of cupformingvpaper may be fed, a'plurality'of male cuttingl dies on the surface of one of said rolls arranged peripherally adjacent each other, and a plurality of female cutting dies on the surface of the other roll ar.- ranged to correspond and cooperate with the male cutting dies, each die having one cutting edge in convex form and the opposite cutting edge shorter and in concave form and the side edges tapering towards each other and the adjacent dies being reversely arranged with reference to each other, substantially as set forth.

10. A machine for forming paper cups in- -cluding the means set forth in claim 9, and-a substantially as set forth. l

ll. A machine for forming paper cups including the means set forth in claim 9, and a pair of rotating glue rolls between which said cup blanks are adapted to pass, one of said glue rolls having on its surface a glue applying strip adapted to engage and apply glue to one side edge and the creased -bottom edge of the blank, substantially as set forth.

12. A machine for forming cups including the means set forth in claim 9, and a pair of rotating lglue rolls between which said cup blanks are adapted to pass, one of said glue rolls having on its surface a glue applying strip adapted to engage and apply glue to one side edge and a creased bottom edge ofthe blank, a glue receptacle, and a rotary roller adapted to take up the glue from said receptacle and engage said glue applying stripbfor supplying it with glue.

13. A machine for forming paper cups including the means set forth in claim 9, and a pair of rotating glue rollers between which said cup blanks are adapted to pass, one of said glue rolls having on its surface a'glue yapplying strip adapted to engage and apply glue to one side'edge and lthe creased bottom edge of the blank, said glue roll having on its surface a plurality of said glue applying strips reversely arranged with reference to each other, whereby said roll at each revolution will glue reversely arranged cup blanks.

14. A machine for forming paper cups in` cluding rotary rolls for forming cup blanks from a strip of paper fed into the machine, rotary glue rolls for applying glue in a narrow strip along a plurality of adjacent edges of the cup blanks, a pair of feed rolls between said blank forming rolls and glue rolls, and means for driving all of said rolls so that they will have substantially the same surface speed. y Y 15. A machine for forming paper cups including a pair of glue rolls for applying glue to portions of paper cup blanks fed between them.I mechanism for forming cups from said blanksand a bridge located between the gluerolls and the cup forming mechalnism and movable toward the latter for 'protecting the glue on the cup blanks from intcrference with parts of the intervening machinery.

16. A machine for formingpapercups including the means set forth in claim 15, said bridge having upwardly extending fingers to engage the cup yblanks and located-so that they will not engage the portion of the cup blanks having glue thereon.

' 17. A machine for forming paper cups-im cluding a pair yof glue rolls for applying glue to portions of paper cup'blanks fed between them, mechanism for 4.forming cups from said blanks, abridge located between' the glue rolls and the cup forming mechanism and movable toward the latter for protecting the glue on 'the cup blanks from in.

bridge consisting of a horizontally-disposed 4 frame in fixed position, a-transversely ar-l ranged shaft at each end of said frame, means for driving one of said shafts, a plurality of endlesschains extending parallel with each other and longitudinally of the machine and operated and moved by said actuated shaft so that the upper portion will travel towards the cup forming mechanism, and vertical outwardly extending pins on said chains, substantially as set forth.

19. A machine for forming paper' cups including means for applying adhesive material along one side edge and the bottom of a paper cup blank, a core,l means for feeding the paper cup blank to a position adjacent the core, means for 'folding the core around the blank so that the side edges overlap for forming the body of the cup and so that the blank extends beyond one end of the core, and means for folding in said extended end for forming the bottom of the cup.

20. A ymachine for forming paper cups including the means set forth in claim 19, and fingers movable in a position to engage the oape'r blank and hold it in place against. the

of the blank against the bottom of the core' core before the same is folded around the core.

21; A machine for forming paper cups including means for,applying` adhesive material along one side edge and the bottom of a paper cup blank, a core, means for feeding the paper cup blank to a position adjacent the core, means for folding the blank around the core so that the side edges overlap for forming the body of the 0cup' and so that the blank extends beyond one end of the core,

and means for folding in said extended end of the blank against the bottom'of the core for forming the bottom of the cup, lingers' movable in a position to'engafge the paper blank and hold it in place against the core before the same is folded around the core,

--and 'Iheans for returning said fingers to. a after the cup has been disengaging position formed. r l 22. A machine for forming paperfcups including the means set forth in claimy 19,

said. 'cor,e being. provided with longitudinal' i and peripheral grooves, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

23. A machine for forming paper cups including means for creasing one `end o a paper cup blank, means for gluing the paper blank along the creased edge and one side edge, a core foi-forming thex cup which is short enough to permit the creased end of I the paper blank to extend beyond the core,

f for the y arm with which the rear end of eachy finger,

' end of the core I. causing the die and of the fingers,

means for folding the paper blank around the core, fingers movable vinto position to fold the creasedend of the paper blank inward against the end of the core, and a die movable against the bottom of the cup to the end of the core for forming the bottom of the cup. i A

24. A machine for forming lpaper cups including the means set forth in claim 23, and means for operating said fingers in, succession.

25'. A machine for including the means set forth 1n claim 23, a stationaryI sleeve surrounding the die, guides on the sleeve near the end of the1`die forward end of the fingers, a crank is connected, and means for rotating the crank arm so that the finger will have a movement inward as well as forward for folding the creased end of the paper cup blank.

26. A machine for forming paper cups including means for creasing one end of a paper cup blank, means for'gluing the paper blank `along the creased ed edge, a core for forming the cup short enough to permit the creased end of the paper blank to extend beyond the core, means for folding the paper blank around the core, fingers movable into position to fold the creased end of the paper blank inwar against the end of the core, a die movable against the bottom of the cup to the v for forming the bottom of the cup, a stationary sleeve surrounding the die, guides on the sleeve near the end of the die' for the forward end of the fingers, a crank arm with which the rear end of each linger is connected, means for rotating the crank arm so that the finger will have a movement inward as well as forward for folding .the creased -end of the paper cup blank, and means substantially as sh fwn fingers to have simultal neous advancing and return movement.'

27. A machine for forming paper cups including the means set forth in claim 23, and in addition thereto a stationary sleeve surrounding the die, gui .near the end of the-die for the forward end a crank arm with which the rear end of each iin er' is connected, means for rotating the cran arm so that thevfinger will have a movement inward aswell as forward for folding the creased end `of the finger blank, a rack for each ,finger movable with a die., a gear for each finger mounttion with sai gear for revolving the crank arm cluding means for forming blanks simultaneously under sai des on the sleeve ously.

ed on said sleeve and engaged and actuated vby said rack, and a gear mounted in connec-y 'd sleeve and driven by said first mentioned for each finger, substantially as set forth.

28. A machine for forming paper cups including a tapering core on which a paper cup may be formed, means for mounting said core so that it will be laterally oscillatable,

a linger for ejecting the cup after the core has been oscillated, and means for simultaneously oscillating the core and'actuating the ejecting finger.

29. A machine for forming paper cups including a stationary tapering core about which a paper cup blank is coiled to form a paper cup arranged-so that one edge of the paper blank will extend beyond the end lof the core, an annular member revoluble axially of said core and provided with a bea forming groove, and meansfor moving'sald bead forming member against the end of the, paper blank when on the core, wherebywhile it revolves it will form the bead on the upf perend of the cup.

30. A machine for forming paper cups including the means set forth 1n claim 29, the means for revolving said bead forming member consisting of a pulley -secured thereto for revolving the same, said bead forming member andl pulley being laterally movable on the axis of the core, a hub on the pulley, means adapted to engage the hub for the bead forming member into engagement with the paper blank for forming the bead and`out of engagement after the bead has been formed.

31. A machine for forming paper cups incutting a plurality of adblanks out of a sheet of paper, said blan s being transversely tapering but in reverse directions, a pair of tapering cu forming cores beside heach other, means for feeding a ,pair of adjacent cup jacent paper cu cores, and means for simultaneously folding the paper blanks around the cores and form- 'ing the cup paper cups would be simultaneously formed. 32. A machine for forming paper cups in for /cluding means for cutting pair of adjacent paper cup blanks out of a sheet of paper with their adjacent edges, having narrow fpaper connections, a pair of tapering cores for forming paper cups located beside each other and tapering reversely of each other, a stationary plate under said cores having openings therein, a pair of mold members hinged to saidplate under leach of saidcores and said members movable into and up out of lthe openings vin said plate for-folding the paper blanks around the cores simultane- A machine for forming paper cups infrom clud'in'g a corefor forming paper cups das thereon, whereby a plurality of i 5 per blank around the paper blanks, means for oscillating said core from the cup forming position to the cup ejecting position,

mold members hinged adjacent said core and adapted to fold the pacore for forming a cup, means `for actuating the hinged mold members, movable paper blank and e against the core bef o ding movement for actuating said fingers for engaging the holding it in position orevand during the blank around the core, means blank holding n'gers,

v going means in the desired sequence and for the desired length of time, substantially as set forth.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto aixed 20 my signature.

PAUL R. SIMMONS. 

